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The problem is that change can take decades or centuries and the end result may not be better or even worse.
by Ididntdothis 6y ago
The problem is that change can take decades or centuries and the end result may not be better or even worse.
- ergothus 6y agoI forget where I saw it, but I appreciate a comment that says: When faced with extreme inequality, you can redistribute wealth through taxation or you can redistribute poverty through revolution.
- Super_Jambo 6y ago"by legislation redistributing wealth or by revolution distributing poverty" - Will Durant
- Ididntdothis 6y agoTraditionally the ruling class has voted against the first and hoped the second wouldn’t happen in their own lifetime.
- ergothus 6y agoThank you! Hopefully I'll be able to property quote and cite next time now that I know.